Zurich's bid for Beazley is not primarily about buying premium volume or even Lloyd's market access-both of which Zurich could build organically, according to Huntington Advisory, an independent financial advisory firm with offices in Singapore, London, and Hong Kong.
Insurance House (IH) has received a letter of intent regarding an acquisition offer, the Abu Dhabi-listed company announced in a statement.
Multinational insurance firm Prudential plc has announced that its subsidiary, Prudential Corporation Holdings (PCHL), has acquired a further 19% stake in Sri Han Suria (SHS), the holding company of Prudential Assurance Malaysia (PAMB).
Lockton has become the majority shareholder of Malaysian insurance brokerage Lockton Sime Insurance Brokers, signalling a shift in the firm's ownership structure, according to a press release issued on 15 January.
Shin Kong Life Insurance and Taishin Life Insurance, both subsidiaries of TS Financial Holdings Co., (TS Holdings), officially completed their merger on 1 January 2026.
Malakut Group, a multinational insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced that Mr Sagar Mehta has joined the firm as Director to strengthen the company's M&A and Transactional Risk Practice, supporting clients across the Middle East and international markets.
The Non-Life Insurance Association of Korea and the Korea Institute of Criminology and Justice Policy are forming a cooperative framework to strengthen efforts to curb insurance fraud, which has been described as a crime that undermines public livelihoods.
Delta Insurance and Delta Life Insurance have now become subsidiaries of Wafa Assurance Group (Wafa Assurance), the leading insurer in Morocco.
Enaya Cooperative Insurance Company (Enaya) has emphasised the importance of its proposed merger with Salama Cooperative Insurance Company (Salama) in an invitation to shareholders to attend an extraordinary general meeting on 4 January 2026 to vote on the merger.
Nippon Life Insurance announced on 15 December that it will acquire Medical Data Vision (MDV), a medical data analytics company, for JPY56.8bn ($384m). The tender offer, priced at JPY1,693 per share-a JPY1,231 premium over the closing price on 12 December-will run from 16 December to 3 February 2026.